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Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#41

Finally some new ideas in this space. Love it! Lists are honestly a pretty awful way to organize to-dos. Our brains don't work linearly at all.

Its not new. Its called a covey chart and is used in "The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People" from 1989, a highly popular self help book. (not sure if it was used in any prior work)

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#42
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Haha, take the other people out of the equation. This is more about self-prioritization. How your team/ org works/ prioritises depends on a variety of factors and I do not think any single framework will serve all those. This is not even attempting to solve that need.

It's a neat idea, though I too started over-engineering planning for myself. Over time a simple text-list works well for me. Quadrants is more a communication and collaboration tool. Looks like nice work though. Besides, if someone asks, they always get response.

Yeah, planning is a double edged sword. And I don't believe one tool works for everyone or all needs. Our brains and thought processes are too varied to all fit in opinionated frameworks.

Yeah, I posted here for the feedback/ response. Trying to improve my understanding of UX/UI and no better way than to get users to tell you :D

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#44

Very nice execution of a very simple and powerful idea. It's one of those things I learned about a long time back (in Stephen Covey's book) and though I often use it in prioritizing tasks never saw this in an app before. Well done!

Cheers! I did not know this from Covey's book, but TIL :)

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#45

Nice. What are the buttons on the right supposed to do ? I click but nothing happens (I expected a create new task dialog).

Argh, that means I did a bad job at the UI. The "things" on the right are not supposed to be buttons, but cards that get updated when you add tasks. There is only one button, the last one which says "completed" which clears out your completed tasks. Can I ask you what I could do to make them NOT look like buttons or what made you think they were buttons? :)

Having them be invisible until someone adds a task could be a good start.

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#46
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Dude, that is awesome!!! How can I convince a smart guy like you to work with me on a project? Serious question!

Haha thanks for the offer but I will have to decline. I am kinda in my own space right now, just tinkering with some ideas.

Fair enough. Wishing you a lot of success!!

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#47

Nice. What are the buttons on the right supposed to do ? I click but nothing happens (I expected a create new task dialog).

Argh, that means I did a bad job at the UI. The "things" on the right are not supposed to be buttons, but cards that get updated when you add tasks. There is only one button, the last one which says "completed" which clears out your completed tasks. Can I ask you what I could do to make them NOT look like buttons or what made you think they were buttons? :)

> Can I ask you what I could do to make them NOT look like buttons or what made you think they were buttons? :)

I'd disable the hand cursor CSS when hovering. I am on desktop and that's why I expected something to happens when clicking.

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Argh, that means I did a bad job at the UI. The "things" on the right are not supposed to be buttons, but cards that get updated when you add tasks. There is only one button, the last one which says "completed" which clears out your completed tasks. Can I ask you what I could do to make them NOT look like buttons or what made you think they were buttons? :)

> Can I ask you what I could do to make them NOT look like buttons or what made you think they were buttons? :) I'd disable the hand cursor CSS when hovering. I am on desktop and that's why I expected something to happens when clicking.

Oh boy, you are right. I missed that! Will fix. Thanks for bringing it up.

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#49
post #45

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Argh, that means I did a bad job at the UI. The "things" on the right are not supposed to be buttons, but cards that get updated when you add tasks. There is only one button, the last one which says "completed" which clears out your completed tasks. Can I ask you what I could do to make them NOT look like buttons or what made you think they were buttons? :)

Having them be invisible until someone adds a task could be a good start.

Yes, it makes the screen eerily blank and uninviting. Maybe I can grey them out or something

Re: Show HN: Baller ToDo – a no-list todo app

#50
Very cool! Some simple feature ideas:

It'd be interesting to be able to use size or color to indicate additional dimension(s). I like to measure “return” in terms of impact/urgency and “investment” in terms of cost/complexity, and then maximize “ROI” instead of just maximizing “return”.

The ability to sequence things seems to be the biggest thing you lose with the no-list representation, but I think that's easy to fix: let the user add “edges” between “nodes” to indicate dependencies.

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